Sure, but this is the sister thread to 'are high end drums a giant waste of money?'
The key phrase for both discussions is all things being equal.
Given that you have a budget, given that you know how to tune drums, given that you are at least a musical sounding player.
You can play amazing on a $200 guitar, but most people enjoy playing something a bit more expensive, arguably better made, maybe with some history attached.
You can play the same song on a mid-priced Yamaha kit and sound good, but I wouldn't take one on a major tour or high pressure recording session. For some that 5-10% gain is worth the cost. NONE of which makes lower end drums a waste of time, which is what I said three pages ago. Play what you can afford and what you enjoy playing, whether that's an $800 drum kit or an $8000 drum kit.